Sweet little old ladies no more. These are some of Australia's Knitting Nannas, quietly protesting against fracking and more gas fields. They are on the front lines of the Climate War This Photo by Kate Ausburn is licensed under CC BY-ND The World Health Organisation (WHO) tells us that globally there will be approximately 2 billion people over 60 by 2050, more than double the number in 2017 and far fewer people to support them. There are many reasons for this including smaller families, much longer periods spent in education, young people moving from rural areas into cities for education and work, more family breakups, different family structures, more single parents, cultural changes away from extended families and traditional practices, and people living longer due to medical advances. Now governments and others involved in the age care sector are scrambling to meet the rising demand. Changing Times In many Asian countries such as South Korea and ...
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